Marty Wilke, a media executive, was the first woman to serve as President and General Manager for two Chicago television stations: WGN-TV and CBS 2 Chicago/WBBM-TV. After graduating from DePaul University, Marty began her career...

Terri E. Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN, ATSF, FAASM is Emerita Dean of the College of Nursing, Emerita Professor of Biobehavioral Nursing Science University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing and Emerita Professor, School of Nursing,...

Laura S. Washington is a contributing columnist for the Chicago Tribune and political analyst at ABC-7, Chicago’s ABC-owned station. She previously served as a long-time contributing columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. In 2015 and 2019...

Maryann helps senior management and boards of directors achieve their strategic business goals and objectives “? on time and within budget. She concentrates on all aspects of business law, especially corporate governance, securities law, M&A...

Sona is an accomplished growth-oriented venture capital professional skilled in Strategic Investments, Portfolio Management, Business Development, Analytical Skills, Marketing and Team Building. She possesses over three decades of venture investment experience. She has co- founded...

Julie is a dynamic leader with extensive experience managing complex investment advisor operations. As a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team, she brings a reputation for strategic thinking, deep understanding of...

Donna Van Eekeren is retired CEO of Land O’Frost, a family-owned company that manufactures, sells and distributes prepackaged lunchmeat products to all of the major grocery chains and is the third best selling brand in...

For more than 35 years, Donna Thompson served in healthcare administrative roles. As the health system’s CEO from 2004 to 2023, Donna drove Access Community Health Network (ACCESS) to evolve and reimagine its care delivery...

Cherryl Thomas is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ardmore Associates, a full”service engineering, land surveying, program, project and construction management firm. From 1998 “? 2003, she was appointed by President William J. Clinton as...